Teacher 1, Teacher 2
On Friday, many of the teachers arrived at school wearing their “Teacher 1” or “Teacher 2” shirt in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd. We soon figured out that we would not be having school that day. The plumbing was out. Who wants to have school with no plumbing? So after about 20 minutes, the buses returned, parents were called. My students were full of excitement. Before they could leave, though, I asked them to post their Slices for March 1. Together we wrote a Fibonacci poem about the day. Joy at Poetry for Kids Joy posted a Fib poem on her blog on Poetry Friday, so I borrowed the idea. The syllable pattern is 1/1/2/3/5/8/and back again 8/5/3/2/1/1. Read about Fibonacci series here
Fibonacci Spiral
School’s
out
today–
no water–
Dr. Suess would play.
Thing 1 and Thing 2 come out and
help fix this messy problem-o,
clean up and repair
broken pipes,
but we
don’t
want!
Reflections on the Teche 
Dr. Suess would play and I hope you did. All of you! GRa poem? I wondered if the water will be rea Dy on Monday?
Love the way you used the Dr. Seuss theme to inspire your post for the day!
Oooh, I like the idea of a FIB poem! I’ve never heard of that before. Love the t-shirt as well!
A colleague told me about it, but I couldn’t get my head around it until I saw a model. Numbers are not my thing.
What a fun poem. Although it’s sad to not have school on Dr. Suess’ birthday, an unexpected day off always leads to excitement! I’m sure Dr. Suess would understand!
I think we’ll wear our shirts again on Monday. Oh, the thinks you can think…
Ha! What a sweet little piece! I’m dedicating most of my slices to test-driving different poetic forms — mind if I take this one for a spin?
Sure. Look forward to seeing what you come up with. I love trying out new forms. Be sure to check out Poetry Friday round-up for lots of ideas.
Sorry you missed your Dr. Seuss day, but since it was Friday, bet the kids were very excited. Love those fib poems-unique & not so easy. Thanks Margaret!
You look very cute in your Dr. Seuss shirt. Thanks for introducing me to a new poetry form. Your collaborative poem can be my mentor text.